Sometimes the simplest hats turn out the cutest. And oh.my.goodness this hat is just too cute for words. My pictures don’t capture how soft and snuggly this sweet little polar bear is! Made with bulky weight yarn, it works up quick and is perfect for a boy or girl! I added a removable red flower for baby sister which gives it a little holiday spirit.
Materials:
– Loops & Threads Charisma yarn in White (sold at Michaels craft stores)
– Small amount of black worsted weight yarn for the nose and to sew on the eyes.
– Size I9 (5.50mm) Crochet Hook
– Tapestry Needle
– Poly-fil stuffing for the nose
– 2 small black buttons for eyes
Abbreviations:
Magic Ring Tutorial
SC = Single Crochet
DC = Double Crochet
Ch = Chain
Polar Bear Hat Pattern:
Size: 0-3 Months
Magic ring, chain 2, DC 10 in magic ring, join to first DC, ch 2
Round 3: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next, around, join, ch 2. (30 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next four, join, ch 2 (36 DC)
Round 5-8: DC in each stitch around, join, ch 2 (36 DC)
Size: 3-6 Months
Magic ring, chain 2, DC 10 in magic ring, join to first DC, ch 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join, ch 2 (20 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next, around, join, ch 2. (30 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next two, join, ch 2 (40 DC)
Round 5-9: DC in each stitch around, join, ch 2 (40 DC)
do not fasten off, start on earflap
Size: 6-12 Months
Magic ring, chain 2, DC 10 in magic ring, join to first DC, ch 2
Round 3: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next, around, join, ch 2. (30 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next two, join, ch 2 (40 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next, around, join, ch 2. (30 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next two, join, ch 2 (40 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next, around, join, ch 2. (30 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next two, join, ch 2 (40 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next, around, join, ch 2. (30 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next two, join, ch 2 (40 DC)
Note: Please use my pattern as a guideline. If you feel like you need to add or remove a round at the end, please do so. I usually add a round for my 2yo who has a big head and remove a round for my baby. You can always adjust as you see fit. Or feel free to follow it as it is written!
Earflap 2:
Earflap 2:
Polar Bear Nose:
Start with black worsted weight yarn…
Magic ring, ch 1 and make 8 SC in ring, join, ch 1
Round 2: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next, repeat around, (12 SC)
Switch to bulky white yarn…
Round 3: SC in each stitch around (12 SC) don’t join, continue to SC in rounds
Round 4: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next, repeat around (18 SC)
Round 5: SC in each stitch around, slip stitch to join, fasten off leaving a tail to sew onto hat.
You will want to stuff nose with poly-fil stuffing as you sew it onto your hat.
To make nose bigger, add a round (or two) after round 4. So round 5 would be “2 SC in first stitch, SC in next two stitches, repeat around (24 SC)” and if you want to add one more round, Round 6 would be “2 SC in first stitch, SC in next 3, repeat around (30 SC).” be sure to to make a round of SC in each stitch as your final round.
Bear Ears (make 2):
Magic ring, chain 2 and make 10 DC in ring, join, ch 1
Round 2: SC in each stitch around (this will cause ear to curve in). Fasten off leaving long tail to sew on.
To make ear bigger:
Magic ring, chain 2 and make 10 DC in ring, join, ch 1
Round 2: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next (15 SC), join, ch 1
Round 3: SC in each stitch around (causing ear to curve in). Fasten off leaving long tail to sew onto hat.
Feel free to add a crocheted flower like I did. I followed my favorite free flower pattern that I found over at Very Berry Handmade. The pattern is called A Frothy Flower and you can find it HERE.
Now excuse me while I photo bomb you with pictures of my baby wearing her new polar bear hat 🙂
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I just was given two wonderful gifts by God this year and when I see this hat I said they had to have it… thank you thank you for the pattern…. can't wait to start them… the girls are going to look so cute in them…
Thank you SO much for all of the patterns that you share!
Love it!! Thank you so much!
Thank you for the share over cute
This is absolutely adorable! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! Your patterns are wonderful! Merry Christmas!
Thank you so much! I love your patterns.
It's amazing how incredibly awesome your patterns are! Thanks for sharing your talent with us crocheters who can't design 🙂
I dont live close to a Michaels would using 2 strands of worsted weight yarn work? Thank you for all your wonderful patterns!!!
I made the adult version of this hat. I used one strand of worsted weight yarn (I think that’s a #4 weight) using an I crochet hook and it turned out perfect!!! It’s not as thick as using chunky yarn but that’s ok for me.
What I did for the nose, once I left a long tail for sewing, I wove the end thru the stitches on the last row. I filled the nose with stuffing and pulled the end to make a “ball.” I thought that this would be easier to sew the nose to the hat. You wouldn’t be fighting the stuffing to keep it in the nose while you are sewing the nose on.
Sarah, thank you so much for another wonderful pattern.
So cute Sarah! I need to make a kitty one for a little girl, just needs different ears and face.
HI Sarah, this is ADORABLE! What are your terms of use? Okay to sell what we make as long as we give you the credit you so richly deserve or are these personal use only? Thanks so much!
Hi Sarah, your BabyGirl is sooo cute! I like this hat pattern so much, will do this one for my 2years old daughter Sarah 😉 Merry Christmas for You and your family!
unbelievably cute!!! Thanks a lot for your sharing!!! Lovely kids you have there~!!!
I finished my first one this morning! Good golly! So adorable! I used french knots for the eyes because the intended recipient puts everything in her mouth! I much prefer the buttons, however. The personality in the face is better with the buttons! I just posted on my blog about it and linked to your pattern if you want to see mine. My long stemmed candle holder is not the best model…YOUR MODEL is THE BEST! What a precious baby! My model DOES hold a candle…but cannot hold a candle to your model. (ha ha…small play on words.) Thank you for this fabulous pattern. Twin babies live next door…those are my next two recipients!
Hi there! I just wanted to say "Thank you so much!" for posting all of your patterns. I made this cutie for Christmas for my niece this afternoon…only took a couple of hours. I omitted the earflaps and ties (she's only 3 months old, and will likely just shove it in her mouth!), and it looks fantastic! Again, thanks a lot! Merry Christmas! 😀
Thank you once again for an adorable pattern! Your little one is a doll and brother is cute too. You are so talented.
You are so creative! Thank you so much for sharing. Loved the pictures of your children they are adorable.
PINNED!!!!
I made this hat so quickly for my grandson – as just an intermediate crocheter with arthritis, most things take a long time for me to make, but I got it done in one day! I did the finishing touches & weaving the next day. I'm so happy with how it turned out, thank you so much for sharing your pattern!! I crocheted the eyes rather than using buttons because I'm paranoid I wouldn't be able to sew them on tight enough. Love love love it!! I can't thank you enough! 🙂
How did you crochet the eyes!
hi sarah!! thanks for the wonderful patterns! i am kind of confused in reading them though…i am making the preschooler sized polar bear hat and i'm not understanding the pattern when it says: "2 DC in first stitch, DC in next, around, join, ch 2" and so forth when it says to DC in next two, around….and so on. could you please help me? thank you!
It means double crochet twice into the same stitch then double crochet once into the next stitch then repeat all the way around, but sadly this pattern didn’t work for the yarn I was using
I love your pattern! I also made a pair of mitts to match!
http://randomassortment.blogspot.ca/2014/02/polar-kuma-hat-and-mitts.html
Love this hat. I'm no expert on crocheting. I am confused by the crochet hook size. Hope you can help me out. My hooks are by alphabet so I Googled a conversion chart. A size 9 hook is 5.50mm. Several people have already made the hat so that is my confusion. Is there a misprint?
I just made this in grey for my niece's birthday! She calls it her koala hat 🙂
http://www.litgeekstudio.com/2014/02/crocheted-hats.html
I used this pattern as a jumping off point to create a Pooh hat. I linked back to your pattern on my blog and noted the changes I made to turn it into Pooh Bear! http://toluverscreations.blogspot.com/2014/04/pooh-bear-hat.html
Thank you so much for this it is adorable!
it's wonderful… thank you so much
Thanks for the pattern. I just finished one for my friend's newborn. (But in brown since she and her husband love Yellowstone.) I'll post about it on my blog and link back to you.
Hi, Thanks for the great pattern, I just made it in grey for my niece. I was wondering how you made the flower though . . . any chance of getting a pattern for that? Thanks! (www.lifeslabnotebook.blogspot.com)
Also want the flower pattern, it is perfect for this hat! Thanks for inspiring me with your patterns!
I am doing polar bear hat in gray,but at a loss as to what color to do snout and nose,and ears? I was thinking white for snout,black for nose,and same with ears..
Thank you for the great pattern. It turned out great. It matched a hat pattern for an American Doll that my great niece has so now they both have look alike hats.
What an absolutely adorable pattern! Thank you for sharing your talents with us!!
What an absolutely adorable pattern! Thank you for sharing your talents with us!!
Adorable, thank you so much for this pattern!
Thank you very much for sharing your patterns! I've enjoyed so much crocheting this one!!
http://not2latetocraft.blogspot.com.es/2015/05/barret-d-polar-crochet-polar-bear-hat.html
Thankyou so much for sharing your patterns, much appreciated, xxx
Adorable hat! Adorable baby! Love your patterns. Thanks so much for sharing them with us.
This is such an adorable hat!!! Your baby is so cute and your pattern is great!!! I made one for my niece already. Are you ok with people selling the final products made from your patterns? Credit would obviously be given to you for the pattern 😉
Thanks so much!!!
Hi. I’m currently working on this and wondering what circumference the hat should be for the preschool size? Mine is 20 inches. That seems big?
Hi there
Love the pattern! I’m just a bit confused about the ear flaps. For the first ear flap what does it mean ‘single crochet decrease, then 6 single crochets’? I have decreased before but it doesn’t look like the pictures…
Thanks in advance!
This is an awesome pattern! Your instructions are so easy to follow and I love how everything flowed together….this is the first hat with ear flaps I have actually liked how it looked when it was done so this pattern will now be my “go to ” pattern. Thank you so much for sharing it with us:)
When I tried to crochet this for my next door neighbor (3-6 months) it stays flat and won’t “curl” into the form of a hat
THIS DOESNT WORK AT ALL!!! I’ve tried it 5 times, tried adding rows and everything and it doesn’t work
Hi Sarah, I have a question. I finished the first earflap and now attempting to start the second earflap but not sure how do I make that happen…,a but confused . Not understanding the second earflap pattern. If I cut off the yarn and fasten off then how do I start the second earflap if I don’t have the yarn attached properly?
Jib Sarah, can you please guide me through making the second year flap, I got the 1st done and now I am unsure how to proceed with the second one. I am having difficulty…
Thank you..!
I’m won over on this pattern, definitely making one for my niece and one for myself! Too cute!
Love this!!! I’ve made a few already for my babies and all came out perfect. Such a cute hat and easy pattern…thank you!
I don’t understand round 4! Help!
i amjust starting to crochet again & i’mmaking your polar bear hat & i came across a problem i’mhaving when I went to start the 2nd ear flap for a preschooler. u fastened off (cut the yarn) & weave in ensds? i went to start on the 2nd ear flap but i am confused on how to go about it seeing as i cut the yarn per instructions??
am i too reattach the yarn on the opposite side for ear flap 2?
i am just starting to crochet again & this part of the pattern has me really confused.
Thank you for the polar bear pattern . My news granbabies looks so cute !
Such a cute hat! I will try this pattern for my new grandson.. your children are so beautiful!
Is there a gauge for this pattern? I’m making for a friend and don’t have the head available to try on and add or take away rows:). Thanks!!
I’m making for a friend and don’t have the head available to try on and
this tomorrow with my students for arts and
Thank you
I’m making for a friend and don’t have the head available
Thank you.
I made this for my 10 month old. Made the ear flaps 16 stitches wide though, as I wanted his ear fully covered.
Thank you for this pattern
Beautiful baby the hat is gorgeous and easy.Thanx
Mine has turned out very flat on top – like a beret – any ideas on where I went wrong?
Hello, I started to use yarn Nepal from Drops for pattern 6-12 months, I made 6 rows and it’s looking small. I am not sure how to read the label, it’s written yarn group C and I don’t know if it’s similar with what you are using. Here is the yarn: https://www.garnstudio.com/yarn.php?id=93&action=d&cid=19
Thank you, Alexandra
I just made this for my brand new niece. Both turned out adorable! The only problem I had was that it turned out a bit tight & I even added one extra row of increases (42 instead of 36 sts). It can still fit but I have to stretch it out. Great pattern & thank you for the easy to follow instructions.
I made this for my daughter whom was just Dx with Breast Cancer. THOught it would be a fun one for her. Your reactions made the pattern very eay. Thank you
Thank you so much for this! It is really very helpful especially for those who are looking for different sizes. Most tutorials I’ve encountered only provide patternd for one or two sizes… this one is very complete. Kudos to you! Keep up the good work!
Please be more detailed in your instructions. I found the flaps to be very confusing.
Are you able to do a utube video for newborn sized hat, I don’t do well at written patterns please and thank you
You are so amazing and share the cutest ideas of yours with us!
This is so cute!! I want to make it for my niece but I am unsure of how to go about the ear flaps. She is 6months old so should I do the 3-6 month ear flap size or the preschooler one? She will be 7 months old this month. Also what kind of yarn could I use beside what brand you used? The closest Michaels is over an hour away so I’m not able to go and get the yarn specified in this pattern.
This was a quick and easy pattern. I love how it turned out!
Hi! This looks amazing! May I ask how much of the ball you’re going to need, approximately? I have Charisma leftover after making a neckwarmer for my toddler, I wonder if it is going to be enough to make this matching hat (19 months so I guess it is a preschooler size)..
Hi, I’m making this bear hat and loving it but I’m stuck on the 2nd earflap for Size 6-9months. Would you leave the same amount of stitches in front asa preschooler? (19)
Thanks, Dolly
thank you 🙂
Thank you so much Sarah ♥
Thanks Sarah for this lovely pattern! I just finished the hat for my two year old ♡ Greetings from Chile.
What is your stitch gauge?
I loved making this hat. I added a different flower and it looks great.
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I love this pattern, but I am relatively new to crocheting. I am working on the toddler size and have been successful until I got to the Round 4 instructions. I do not understand what to do after it says “DC in the next two.” Do I still continue to DC all the way around or does something change after the next two stitches? Same question for Round 5. Am I only supposed to DC in the next 7? What happens after the 7th?
Thanks!
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I made the preschooler size for my 3 year old niece (with the yarn and hook size suggested) and it ended up big enough to fit me! Did anyone else have this problem?
I have been asked to make as many baby hats as I can for shipping to Kenya where there has developed an emergency need. I’m glad your pattern is free as yarn is getting ridiculously expensive and shipping is reaching the unaffordable state, especially now with fuel taxes added to shipping costs. This is a simple pattern that will work up fast. I won’t put the face on but the ears make it adorable and the ties make it practical. Thanks. I wanted you to know that you helped Mums and hospitals in Kenya!